I haven't seen this subject raised in the forum, so this might be of interest to you. I raised the subject of using a 700W portable generator to top up the LEAF battery in an emergency situation and this is the response I received from Nissan UK:
'We are not able to comment on the use of a specific generator but generally speaking the rate of charge is proportional to the charging current. The charging box on the Nissan Leaf will try and draw as much current as it can up to 13amps which could result in tripping out or damage to a generator not able to meet this current demand. Nissan only recommends using a recognized input from the grid through either a UK 13A standard socket or a Nissan specified fixed line. Any supply variation using a generator could cause unknown concerns resulting in damage to the vehicle and/or the generator and might invalidate the vehicle’s warranty.'
Remember that in the UK our standard supply sockets provide 230V, 13A (our L1), hence the reference to 13A, but the other points raised by Nissan are probably applicable to the US. Hope this is helpful.
Really appreciate the wealth of knowledge from this forum.
Regards from 'across the pond'. Bob
'We are not able to comment on the use of a specific generator but generally speaking the rate of charge is proportional to the charging current. The charging box on the Nissan Leaf will try and draw as much current as it can up to 13amps which could result in tripping out or damage to a generator not able to meet this current demand. Nissan only recommends using a recognized input from the grid through either a UK 13A standard socket or a Nissan specified fixed line. Any supply variation using a generator could cause unknown concerns resulting in damage to the vehicle and/or the generator and might invalidate the vehicle’s warranty.'
Remember that in the UK our standard supply sockets provide 230V, 13A (our L1), hence the reference to 13A, but the other points raised by Nissan are probably applicable to the US. Hope this is helpful.
Really appreciate the wealth of knowledge from this forum.
Regards from 'across the pond'. Bob